Youth & Family Services
We provide school and community-based educational, pre-employment, and life skill services to youth.
Housing & Safety Net Services
We provide comprehensive stabilizing services to help families and individuals find housing and stay housed.
Senior Services
We promote quality of life and dignity by helping seniors thrive in their own homes and maintain access to basic needs and community.
Early Childhood Services
We promote positive development, kindergarten readiness, and nurturing environments for children and their families.
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Impact NW2019-11-14 12:24:182019-11-15 09:04:26Human Connection - Impact Kits 2019
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Impact NW2019-06-18 11:52:122019-11-14 12:34:02Impact NW Appoints New Deputy Director
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Impact NW2019-04-26 13:00:572019-10-22 13:30:00Partner Highlight: Bank of America
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Impact NW2019-04-01 14:32:302019-09-11 15:12:11CORE Program Highlight
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Impact NW2019-03-28 11:16:052019-09-11 15:12:18Keia's Story
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Impact NW2019-03-20 12:53:582019-09-11 15:12:24Impact NW names Andy Nelson as new Executive Director
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Impact NW2019-03-08 12:48:392019-09-11 15:12:29AWS Elemental makes science kits to support educational opportunities for Impact NW youth programs
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Impact NW2019-02-28 11:19:052019-09-11 15:12:36Impact NW honors Black History month
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Impact NW2019-02-04 10:06:282019-09-11 15:11:51Press Release: Impact NW's 2019 Annual Luncheon
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Impact NW2018-11-16 15:07:592019-09-11 15:11:51Client story: Helping our neighbors stabilize and strengthen
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Impact NW2018-11-16 14:29:302019-09-11 15:11:51Meet one of our Board Members: Chris Scherer
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Impact NW2018-05-29 12:55:412019-09-11 15:11:51Stronger Through Partnership!
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Impact NW2018-05-04 13:33:582019-09-11 15:11:51Impact NW & Buckman SUN Honors Volunteers!
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Impact NW2018-03-06 14:15:352019-09-11 15:11:52It Can Happen to Anyone - Jerome’s Story
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Impact NW2018-02-13 08:45:592019-09-11 15:11:52Grant from Kaiser Permanente Helps Seniors Thrive
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Impact NW2018-02-09 12:04:162019-09-11 15:11:52Impact NW Honors Tech Companies Working to Combat Homelessness
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Impact NW2018-02-05 08:00:452019-09-11 15:11:52Second-grader on the importance of SHINE
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Impact NW2018-01-31 12:21:092019-09-11 15:11:53Your Impact this Holiday Season (2017 Holiday Recap)
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Impact NW2018-01-17 14:10:542018-01-17 14:44:31AWS Elemental continues to support AKA Science
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Impact NW2017-12-29 14:35:022017-12-29 14:39:22Impact NW's 2017: Our Favorite Moments
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Impact NW2017-12-13 16:45:112017-12-14 11:14:09Meet the team that cares for our community's vulnerable elders
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Impact NW2017-09-06 16:58:482017-09-06 17:02:48"The Opportunities are Endless"
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Impact NW2017-08-10 16:50:192017-08-10 16:50:19Early Childhood Inequality (Infographic)
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Impact NW2017-08-10 16:07:482017-08-10 16:08:58Impact Spotlight: Heidi Brinnich
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Impact NW2017-08-03 16:09:062017-08-10 16:18:44Undocumented: Young minds feel the strain of families broken apart.
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Impact NW2017-07-31 16:35:082017-07-31 16:39:22Three reasons why volunteering as a corporate team is worth your time
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Impact NW2017-07-28 15:57:102017-07-28 15:58:40We walk with Jeff.
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Impact NW2017-07-13 16:04:022017-07-13 16:04:02An Eye for Photography
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Impact NW2017-07-05 11:40:212017-08-08 15:19:45"Why I'm Stepping Up"
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Impact NW2017-06-15 16:45:102017-06-26 15:01:04Beaver Acres SHINE Students Celebrate School Year
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Impact NW2017-05-26 13:32:302017-05-26 13:58:54How Trauma Clouds the Brain - Infographic
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Impact NW2017-05-18 12:34:062017-05-26 13:58:01This Nine-Year-Old helped Impact NW with his Goal of Giving Back
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Impact NW2017-05-11 11:45:572017-07-12 13:45:03Domestic Violence: Maria's Story
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Impact NW2017-04-26 11:38:572017-05-26 14:25:22Charting a New Path for Impact NW
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Impact NW2017-04-20 11:54:342017-05-26 14:24:52Impact NW and Providence Team up
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Impact NW2017-04-05 11:00:502017-03-31 11:28:07Domestic Violence: Healing doesn't come with a manual
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Impact NW2017-03-15 04:00:572017-03-10 14:37:53Adults with disabilities need a space to socialize, too
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Impact NW2017-03-07 14:21:252017-03-07 14:21:25Impact NW and Verizon team up for No More Week
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Impact NW2017-02-16 16:00:262017-03-10 12:57:51Impact NW Invests in Future by Naming New Chief Financial Officer
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Impact NW2017-02-13 12:27:572017-06-20 16:29:51We stand with you.
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Impact NW2017-02-10 12:55:082017-06-20 16:28:38Four myths about poverty—busted
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Impact NW2017-01-24 13:36:502017-12-13 12:09:14Holiday Hope Drive 2016 Recap
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Impact NW2016-12-02 10:55:012017-06-20 16:25:12Bishops Barbershop Brings Hope at the Holidays
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Impact NW2016-12-01 10:55:102017-06-20 16:21:41A Place to Call Home: Anthony's Story
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Impact NW2016-11-23 14:53:312017-06-20 16:19:46Impact NW Receives Grants for Domestic Violence Survivors
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Impact NW2016-11-17 12:47:202017-06-20 16:17:20Local Businesses Spread the Warmth
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Impact NW2016-11-05 11:03:522017-06-20 16:06:17Community at Work: Ralph Gilliam
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Impact NW2016-10-25 11:16:142017-06-20 16:02:49Portland's Homelessness Epidemic (Infographic)
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Impact NW2016-10-10 15:26:102017-06-20 15:29:29Impact NW Creates Online Job Manufacturing Board
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Impact NW2016-07-22 11:55:592017-06-23 13:22:02A Collective Vision for the Future
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Impact NW2016-07-20 11:12:092017-06-20 15:12:52Our generous partners filled our food pantry!
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Impact NW2016-07-12 10:03:492017-06-20 15:09:33Impact NW and YWCA Announce Evolving Partnership and New Leadership
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Impact NW2016-06-14 13:31:312017-06-20 14:53:31Fun at Oaks Amusement Park for Club Impact
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Impact NW2016-05-26 13:51:392017-06-22 12:16:42Don't turn your NW Natural Gas off this summer—we can help!
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Impact NW2016-05-02 09:30:272017-06-20 14:37:50AKA Science awarded $30,000 grant from Elemental Technologies
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Impact NW2016-04-25 16:41:452017-06-20 14:17:23500 Miles of Biking for Buckman Elementary
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Impact NW2016-04-19 15:43:322017-06-28 15:39:19Seniors Share Perspectives on Community Issues
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Impact NW2016-04-04 15:51:262017-06-20 13:54:36Pinwheels for Prevention: Raising Awareness about Child Abuse
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Impact NW2016-03-21 16:55:022017-06-20 14:54:24We Brought the Children's Museum to our Community
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Impact NW2016-02-26 10:03:332017-06-14 17:38:07Club Impact Celebrates 6 Years
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Impact NW2016-02-13 12:32:092017-06-14 17:35:31Love is in the Air for Our Senior Client
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Impact NW2015-11-19 09:51:342017-06-14 17:35:58Mayor Charlie Hales attends Impact NW's Makerspace Reveal
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Impact NW2015-10-15 16:04:122017-06-14 17:07:52Impact NW Volunteer wins Oregon Governor's Volunteer Award
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Impact NW2015-08-19 16:53:012017-06-14 16:46:26The Jade Journal - A Voice Discovered
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Impact NW2014-05-02 15:50:592017-06-28 15:43:23A STEM education is important for all students!Make an Impact
Our Mission
To prevent homelessness by partnering with people as they navigate their journey to stability and opportunity.
Our Impact
25,000 people engaged in stabilizing and strengthening services annually.
Download the 2019 Impact Report
Thanks to you, Impact NW is focused on our community’s biggest challenge. Learn more in the 2019 Impact Report.